Kitchen-cabinet.



N0. 637,456. Patented Nov. 2|, i899. F. u. GDODALE.

KITBHEN CABINET.

(Application filed July 17, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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KITCHEN:-

CABINET.

SPEGIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 637,456, dated November21, 1899. Application filed July 17, 1899. Serial No. 724,113. (Nomodel.)

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK O. GOODALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kempner, in the county of Lampasas and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Kitchen-Cabinet, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to kitchen-cabinets, and is particularly designedfor containing flour, meal, &c., conveniently arranged for use in makingbread.

A further object is to provide an improved bread or kneading board,which forms acover for the flour and meal bins, is provided withimproved means for holding the board against accidental movement whenthe dough is being kneaded thereon, and is also adapted to be tilted orthrown upward, so as to have access to the flour and meal bins.

To these ends the present invention consists in the combination andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, it being understood that changes in the form,proportion, size, and the minor details of construction may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvedkitchen-cabinet having the cover thereof thrown backward or open and thebread-board drawn out into position for use. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view taken to the left side of the center of the cabinet andshowing the'latter in closed position. Fig. 3 is a central transversesectional view showing the cover thrown open and the bread-board tiltedupward, so as to have access to the flour and meal bins.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings aredesignated by like characters of reference.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates the opposite ends,and 2 and 3 the front and rear sides, respectively, of the rectangularbody of the cabinet. The'opposite ends and the rear side project abovethe front, so as to provide space for the breadboard and suitablereceptacles for containing salt, soda, and other necessary articles formaking bread. A suitable horizontal partition 4 is located near thebottom of the cabinet, so as to divide the latter into a comparativelylarge upper compartment and a small lower compartment, the latter beingprovided with a drawer 5, which may be opened outward through the frontof the cabinet. The upper compartment is divided transversely by meansof an upright partition 6, which forms a flour and a meal bin, theformer being preferably the larger and each bin being open at its top.Suitable casters 7 are provided at the four lower corners of thecabinet, so that the latter may be conveniently moved from place toplace, and each end is provided with a handle 8 for facilitating themoving of the cabinet.

Fitted to the inner side of each end of the cabinet and on a-level withthe upper edge of the vertical partition 6 is a strip 9, and supportedupon these two strips and the upper edge of the partition 6 is thebread-board 10, which is slidable in and out between the opposite endsof the cabinet. Projecting at opposite sides of the board and at theouter end thereof are shoulders 11, which are adapted to engage againstthe respective front edges 12 of the opposite ends of the cabinet,immediately above the front thereof, so as to prevent the board frombeing pushed too far in ward and to provide an outWardly-proj ectin gportion, as shown in Fig. 2, for conveniently pulling the board outwardwhen required for use.

At the rearof the cabinet and immediately above the top edge of thepartition 6 is a comparatively narrow horizontal partition or shelf 12*,extending the entire distance be-- tween the opposite ends of thecabinet, and fitted above this shelf is a fixed top 13, equal in widthto the shelf 12 and forming therewith a horizontal compartment. Thiscompartment is divided into three others by means of a pair of verticalpartitions 14, and mounted in the outer compartments are suitabledrawers 15 and 16, respectively, for containing salt, soda, and thelike. Fitted to the upper side of the shelf 12 and extending the entiredistance between the opposite partitions ll is a bead or stop 17,adapted to retain within the central compartment such utensils or otherarticles which may be placed therein.

To hold the breadboard against accidental movement when the dough isbeing kneaded thereon, one or more cleats 18 are provided upon the underside of the board and terminating short of the outer edge thereof, andthe outer end of each cleatis adapted to abut against the inner side ofthe front of the cabinet, so as to prevent outward movement of theboard. Besides forming stops for the board these cleats also strengthenthe latter and prevent warping thereof. Intermediate of the oppositesides of the board and near the rear end thereof there is provided anopening 19, adapted to receive a suitable pin or peg 20, which engagesagainst the outer edge of the shelf 12, so as to prevent the board frombeing pushed inward. Thus it will be seen that the board is effectivelyheld against inward or outwardmovement when in use. To prevent loss ofthe pin or peg 20, the latter is provided with a chain or cord 21, whichis fastened to the shelf 12, so that said pin may be contained betweenthe opposite partitions 1 L and also prevented from dropping into eitherthe flour or meal bins.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the bread boardnormally closes the upper open ends of the flour and meal bins, so thatit is necessary to remove the board to have access to the bins. Tofacilitate the removal of the board, the upper edges of the uprightpartition 6 and the opposite strips 9 are each provided with a notch 22,and after the board has been drawn outward, so that its inner or rearend is removed from beneath the shelf 12, the board is tilted upward andits lower or rear edge is fitted in the respective notches, whereby itis not necessary to entirely remove the board from the cabinet, andaccess maybe conveniently had to both the flour and meal bins. Fitted tothe forward end of the partition (3 is a shelf or bracket 23, which isflush with the upper edge of the partition and also the upper edge ofthe front 2, so as not to interfere with the bread-board in its normalposition, and is adapted to form a support for the receptacle into whichthe flour or meal is to be placed.

Hinged to the outer edge of the fixed top 13 is a cover 24:, havingopposite ends 25, which are spaced inward from the end extremities ofthe cover, and also a forward side 26, which extends the entire lengthof the cover flush against the outer edge of the respective end pieces25 and flared outwardly from the cover. The outer upper edges of theopposite ends 1 of the cabinet are beveled or inclined, as at 27, sothat the extremities of the forward side 26 of the cover may fit flushagainst the beveled or inclined portions and form a tight closure forthe upper open end of the cabinet. It will be noted that the shoulders11 upon the breadboard will fill up the spaces which would occur betweenthe front 2 and the adjacent edges of the ends 1, so as to preventaccumulations of dust and dirt in such spaces.

By reference particularly to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be seen thatthe cabinet is preferably arranged adjacent to the wall of a room, sothat the cover may rest against the wall when the cabinet is being usedand may also form a support for the upper or outer end of thebread-board. The inner portion of the lower edge of each end piece 25 ofthe cover is preferably beveled or inclined, as at 28, so that thebread-board when tilted up may rest [lush against the inclined edges andthe latter may form a firm support for the board.

Fitted to the exterior of one end of the cabinet is a drop-shelf 29,hinged to a fixed transverse strip 30, fastened to the end of thecabinet. Alaterally-foldable supporting-bracket 31 is hinged to thecabinet and normally supports the shelf in a horizontal position. Asindicated in dotted lines, the bracket may be folded against the end ofthe cabinet and shelf dropped down against the side of the bracket. Theupper edge of the bracket is provided with a notch 32 to receive one ofthe hinges of the shelf in the folded position thereof.

hat I claim is- 1. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with the bodythereof, having a vertical partition, of afixed top terminating short ofthe front of the cabinet, a cover hinged to the front edge of the fixedtop, and provided with opposite end pieces having beveled or inclinededges, and a bread-board slidable within the cabinet and upon the top ofthe partition, and capable of being tilted upward flush against theinclined edges of the end pieces of the cover, when the latter is inopen position, and having the rearend of the board supported upon thepartition, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A kitchen-cabinet, comprising a body having a vertical partition, abracket fitted to the forward end of the partition and flush with theupper edge thereof and with the front of the cabinet, and a bread-boardsupported upon the upper edge of the partition, closing the upperopenend of the bins or compartments formed by the partition, and capable ofbeing removed therefrom to open said compartments, substantially asshown and described.

3. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with the body thereof, of aslidable breadboard extending from end to end of the body, normallyprojecting beyond the front thereof, and provided at its front edge andat opposite sides with shoulders engaging the adjacent outer edges ofthe ends of the cabinet,

and extending to the outer faces of said ends, and a hinged cover havinga front side normally restin upon the projeotin front ed e of thebreadhoard and extending to the out er I FRANK GOODALE' my own I havehereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

5 ends of the shoulders thereof, substantially Witnesses:

as shown and described. R. R. LAKE,

H. W. WOOTTON.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as

